Israel's President Reaffirms the Nation's Commitment to Defend Christians

“And I looked and arose and said to the
nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, ‘Do not be
afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight
for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your
homes.'” (Nehemiah:)

The Greek Patriarch presents Israeli President with silver menorah on Tuesday, April 14. (Photo: YouTube)

Israeli
President Reuven Rivlin met on Tuesday morning with Christian leaders,
including Patriarch Theophilos III, in the Old City of Jerusalem. The
meeting was organized to mark the Easter holiday, and was the first held
by a sitting Israeli President at the site in 30 years.Rivlin used the opportunity to reaffirm his commitment to defend and promote equality and religious freedom: “For me, attacks on your holy places is as damaging as those onto our holy places, and it shouldn’t happen” he stated.“The State of Israel is committed to protecting the freedom of each
and every one of the different religions – we will not allow abuse
because of religion, and if such harm does occur, law enforcement will
take care of it immediately.”Greek Patriarch Theophilos III welcomed the President, saying “We are
grateful for your visit during this season when the Christian community
is celebrating the festival of Pascha (Easter).”“The close relationship between Passover (Pesach) and Easter (Pascha)
is an important reminder to us all, of the deep bonds that unite the
children of Abraham. Jews, Christians, and Muslims
have lived here side by side for centuries, always seeking mutual
understanding, for the mutual well-being in our region,” he said.

The Patriach acknowledged the President’s active and public support.
“With the turbulence in the Middle East, we know that there is no
alternative to coexistence, together in harmony,” he stated. “We would
like to congratulate you on your firm stand against religious extremism
of any kind and your definitive actions against crimes at different holy
places in Israel.”Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal who was also present the
meeting, added that Christian communities in the Middle East are under
grave threat with little international outcry. “There
is a great threat to the Christian communities in the Middle East. Yet
there is an embarrassed silence about Christians being crucified,
beheaded, stoned and shot in country after country.”“We must lament the slaughter of Christians in the presence of the
indifference of world leaders. We hope and pray that God will impart
peace on our peoples in the Middle East, and across the world,” said the
Latin Patriarch.Following his address, the Greek Patriarch presented President Rivlin
with a beautiful Menorah, and a copy of the ethical classic, “Duties of
the Heart”, by the 11th Century Jewish philosopher, Rabbi Bachya Ibn
Pakuda.Rivlin presented the Greek Patriarch with an engraving of an ancient coin from Jerusalem.

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